US Marine Corps Da Nang attack

The US Marine Corps Da Nang attack was one of the first actions of the 1968 Tet Offensive of the Vietnam War. In January 1968, the Viet Cong attacked United States military installations across South Vietnam as the North Vietnamese Army overran Hue City and the area south of the Perfume River. The Viet Cong launched a mortar bombardment of the US Marine Corps base at Da Nang before its guerrillas charged into the base, with the marines firing back at them and blowing up a Viet Cong truck packed with explosives. The attack was repelled and some prisoners were taken, but the ensuing Tet Offensive turned the American public's opinion against the war.